Shawn_T
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- Sep 3, 2001
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Dear All,
I have a Sony WEGA KV-36XBR250 [June 1999, no Progressive Scan feature] and for all the DVDs that I have watched for the past 2 years, I have seen them in “Wide-Screen” / “Letter-Box” format (black bars on top and bottom) and thought that was the best I could get.
Well today I rent the newly released movie: “Enemy at the Gates” and at the back of the box it says enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
When I inserted the DVD, I notice that the picture is even more squeezed and the clarity is amazing.
Now I am not talking about Progressive Scan, since I can see the interlacing (very minimal though) since neither my JVC DVD Player, nor the TV have this feature, but now that I have seen this even sharper display played back by my DVD and displayed by my TV, this question popped up in my mind:
What was the format of the previous DVDs that I was watching then?
What is the difference between 16:9 and Wide-Screen/Letter-Box format?
I mean I have LOT of DVDs ranging from old Austin Powers, Anime, Dinosaur, Bugs Life, and the rest but this is the first time a DVD utilized this feature of my TV.
Even this article did not help me:
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Thanks in advance.
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Best Regards,
Shawn
I have a Sony WEGA KV-36XBR250 [June 1999, no Progressive Scan feature] and for all the DVDs that I have watched for the past 2 years, I have seen them in “Wide-Screen” / “Letter-Box” format (black bars on top and bottom) and thought that was the best I could get.
Well today I rent the newly released movie: “Enemy at the Gates” and at the back of the box it says enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
When I inserted the DVD, I notice that the picture is even more squeezed and the clarity is amazing.
Now I am not talking about Progressive Scan, since I can see the interlacing (very minimal though) since neither my JVC DVD Player, nor the TV have this feature, but now that I have seen this even sharper display played back by my DVD and displayed by my TV, this question popped up in my mind:
What was the format of the previous DVDs that I was watching then?
What is the difference between 16:9 and Wide-Screen/Letter-Box format?
I mean I have LOT of DVDs ranging from old Austin Powers, Anime, Dinosaur, Bugs Life, and the rest but this is the first time a DVD utilized this feature of my TV.
Even this article did not help me:
Link Removed
Thanks in advance.
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Best Regards,
Shawn